We have offered to post brief statements from all of the ANC candidates running for seats on Capitol Hill and the surrounding neighborhoods that we cover here on The Hill is Home. These statements are not endorsements and have been posted exactly as submitted by the candidates.
I am qualified to be ANC 6D01 Commissioner and ask for your vote based on the following record of results:
Longtime area resident
- Southwest property owner and resident since 1999
- Member, St. Dominic’s Parish (6D01) since 2001
Commitment to Families, Education and Recreation
- Past President and Current Treasurer, Amidon PTA, since 2011
- Successfully advocated for
- more than $12 million in physical improvements to Amidon-Bowen
- $70 million for Jefferson renovation in 2021.
- Commissioner, Capitol Hill Little League
- Founder and Volunteer Coach, Amidon Summer Soccer Program
- Treasurer and Board of Directors, NSCP – granted over $68,000 to ANC 6D Schools (Jefferson, Amidon, Van Ness)
Record of Successful Collaboration
- Supporter and contributor to the Southwest Small Area plan
- Worked with Washington Nationals and Friends of Randall to create Ryan Zimmerman Field at Randall Park
- Member, ANC 6D Transportation Committee with Nationals
- Honored, Nationals Neighborhood Night – Spirit Award – 2012, 2016
Personal
- Husband to Crristina and father of three
- Alumni, Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. – Taxation)
- Alumni, George Washington University Law School (LL.M. – Litigation)
- Alumni, Loyola University College of Law (J.D. – International Law)
- Alumni, Loyola University New Orleans (M.A. – Communications, J.D.)
- Alumni, Viterbo University (B.A. -English)
- Alumni, University of Wisconsin – LaCrosse (AA – Liberal Studies)
As Southwest becomes denser, we need to improve our parks, schools, and recreational facilities. The 7th Street sidewalk near Jefferson field needs flexible pavers. I would work to bring a year-round swimming pool complex to Randall.
Vote for Martin Welles